We have reviewed yesterday’s budget and have provides some further detail, along with our own viewpoints on the announcement and its impact on the UK’s dentists. There are some significant changes which will play out over the coming months and years. In addition, it does look like things have been made more complex by the […]

The Dental Business Guide Podcast Episode | 3rd March 2021Arun Mehra Good afternoon. It’s Arun Mehra here on the 3rd March from the Dental Business Guide and I’ll be talking to you about the budget that was announced earlier today by Rishi Sunak. Now, there was a lot of expectation around this budget, with various […]

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the Samera team are all now working remotely from home Our systems all work and it’s business as normal (as much as it can be). If you need to get hold of any of our team, email them directly, call their mobile number (if you have it) or contact […]

Team Samera Hits Berlin Last week, six of us, Max, Nigel, Jules, Edel, Farisa and Arun hit Berlin for some team bonding. Despite the freezing temperatures, we warmed ourselves up with plenty of currywurst, beer, wiener schnitzel, and some more currywurst! Away from our normal routine, we had a lot of fun, but did a […]

The Initial Reactions Despite the mixed feelings about Brexit for dentists, we are on our way to exiting the EU. The initial reactions were pretty considerable, and the drop in the pound value has not shown any sign of a strong recovery – yet. Dropping from a pre-brexit value of around $1.55 to around $1.31 […]

Back in 2007 I was heading the Merger and Acquisitions campaign for a growing dental body corporate. Our acquisitions pipeline had an average deal completion price of 104% of turnover. We grew the business from 80 to 132 practices in 3 ½ years, until merging the business with a larger corporate in 2011. In the […]

Changes in the NHS It is becoming more of a prospect that change is going to come in dentistry, possibly in 2-3 years and in a way of new NHS contracts. Principals who own NHS dental practices are currently facing uncertainty as to what the future Contracts will look like in terms of remuneration, with […]

Consolidations all around It is clear that we are fast moving from a world of one man band sole practitioners to one of multi-site practices or chains offering a variety of services to suit everyone’s needs. Dentistry in the UK and Europe is changing rapidly. Principals in the UK are using web and social media […]